Knowledge, skills and rituals related to the annual renewal…Peru
Representative List 2013
EN: Trimming the q’oya (Andean straw used to make the bridge’s ropes)
EN: Twisting the q’eswas (thin ropes)
EN: Making the duros (long ropes)
EN: Attaching the ropes to the anchorage
EN: Paqo (Andean shaman) and chakaruwaq (bridge building craftsman) making a ritual offering
EN: Ritual offerings
EN: Bridge building craftsman, Mr. Arizapana, weaving the bridge
EN: Bridge building craftsmen, Mrs. Arizapana and Callo, finishing the renewall of the bridge
EN: Community members crossing the completed Q’eswachaka bridge
EN: Completed Q’eswachaka bridge (side view)
